Designed to upgrade raw kerosene distillate to kerosene or jet fuel (A and A-1), Elessent Clean Technologies uses the commercially proven yet innovative IsoTherming® technology to enable refiners to meet the specification requirements. The IsoTherming® kerosene hydrotreating units have been commercially operating since 2006, making < 10ppm sulfur products. Unique to the IsoTherming® process is a liquid full reactor ensuring the catalyst is completely wetted, maximizing kerosene yields by eliminating mal-distribution.
Kerosene feed types typically have low hydrogen consumption and often do not require an external recycle stream to satisfy hydrogen availability requirements as illustrated below. The IsoTherming® technology provides the ability to supply the necessary hydrogen solely through feed saturation without requiring a recycle pump which results in even fewer pieces of high pressure equipment. This benefits refiners with significantly lower capital costs compared to conventional technologies.